Geez between not getting in anytime to hunt and getting out for a hour here or there it seems that I don't ever get the time to post up. I tried to do a post awhile back and wrote everything out, then it got to the editing and bla-bla-bla. Life grabbed me by the arse again and down the road once again. So I'll try again to post a few of the finds from the past three hunts days.
Hunt #1 was a new permission to a early site. The farmer told me where the cellar hole was located and I was stocked! NOT! Looking at the huge tree growing up in the cellar hole I assumed that the site was early.
I spent 3 hrs and will return maybe another day in the spring.
Finds were a 185? Half Penny Token burnt to a crisp.
An awesome horse bell
Flat ( somewhat bent now) buckle.
The Elgin movement is from 1894.
The second hunt was at a site that I've been working on for a few years. No till farm, just rotation and drill again. I hit the iron patch corner of about a 1/2 acre or a tad larger.
I decided to go zero discrimination and 12 freq. Hunt was split 1 hr then 1.5 hrs in the evening
I was rewarded with an early pewter handle
Awesome little buckle
Crotal bell laying on the surface.
Next was a domed button having a little design on the face.
Then came the bling I am not sure if this is a early one, or a family ring.
It has been subjected to a fire so the edge of the shank has melted. One stone remaining now.
Here is photo of the maker's mark. Could it be sterling with a gold wash?
I got two Vickie LCs 1890/1900.
The 3rd hunt was very surprising as I changed the setting down to 8 freq. and was rewarded by the following 1857 Half Penny Token great shape (if not toco'd). 1880/1904 IH Pennies, 1880 V Nickel, 1903/1918 LCs, 1934 penny. Hunted for 2 hrs total
Hunt #1 was a new permission to a early site. The farmer told me where the cellar hole was located and I was stocked! NOT! Looking at the huge tree growing up in the cellar hole I assumed that the site was early.
I spent 3 hrs and will return maybe another day in the spring. Finds were a 185? Half Penny Token burnt to a crisp.
An awesome horse bell
Flat ( somewhat bent now) buckle.
The Elgin movement is from 1894.
The second hunt was at a site that I've been working on for a few years. No till farm, just rotation and drill again. I hit the iron patch corner of about a 1/2 acre or a tad larger.
I decided to go zero discrimination and 12 freq. Hunt was split 1 hr then 1.5 hrs in the evening
I was rewarded with an early pewter handle
Awesome little buckle
Crotal bell laying on the surface.
Next was a domed button having a little design on the face.
Then came the bling I am not sure if this is a early one, or a family ring.
It has been subjected to a fire so the edge of the shank has melted. One stone remaining now.
Here is photo of the maker's mark. Could it be sterling with a gold wash?
I got two Vickie LCs 1890/1900.
The 3rd hunt was very surprising as I changed the setting down to 8 freq. and was rewarded by the following 1857 Half Penny Token great shape (if not toco'd). 1880/1904 IH Pennies, 1880 V Nickel, 1903/1918 LCs, 1934 penny. Hunted for 2 hrs total
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It appears that you have some great hunting grounds.
